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March 27 - May 2, 2021 Watch The Special Reception The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) and MOAH:CEDAR are excited to announce the Museum’s 36th Annual High School Student Art Exhibition! Hosted virtually by MOAH:CEDAR, an institution that has a long standing history of being recognized as the community hub of art and culture. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable opportunity for students and community members alike. Media categories featured in the exhibition include: painting, drawing, ceramics, digital and film photography, 2D and 3D and mixed media.

MOAH:CEDAR's Generous Sponsors & Cultural Partners Hernando & Fran Marroquin Mark & Hilarie Moore Family Trust

MOAH:CEDAR presents Creative Pollination Art Mixers, a space where ideas bloom and cross-pollinate. This event brings artists of all levels together in order to foster community, discuss various topics of interest, share art, and expand skills. Each month will feature a special guest and themed discussion for tips on developing a career in the arts as well as feature a selection of video art screenings. See Schedule MOAH:CEDAR presents Creative Pollination Art Mixers, a space where ideas bloom and cross-pollinate. This event brings artists of all levels together in order to foster community, discuss various topics of interest, share art, and expand skills. Each month will feature a special guest and themed discussion for tips on developing a career in the arts as well as feature a selection of video art screenings. Gatherings are held every third Thursday of the month from 5pm-8pm . They are FREE to the public. No reservation required, but you are encouraged to RSVP at our Eventbrite event . They take place in Cedar Hall. Entrance is through the main entrance off Cedar Ave. or through our "Artist's Garden" and the patio gate entrance on the north side of the Cedar Center for the Arts (just off Lancaster Blvd.) - look for the butterfly sculptures and hummingbird mural. Guest Speaker Schedule TBD Past Speakers: July - Andi Campognone, City of Lancaster Manager Arts & Museums, Advice for advancement in an arts career August - Nathanial Ancheta, Co-Founder Art In Residence , Presentation: Beyond the Surface: Understanding Art through Contextual September - Joy Ray, Visual Artist & Nicole Slater, Strategic Marketing Consultant The Artistic Advantage: Unleashing ChatGPT's Potential for Artists October - Mike O'Connor, Fine Art Speaker and Trainer , Finding and Delivering your Story November - Lauren Cross, PhD, Gail-Oxford Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts (Huntington Library), Collaborations with Curators January 2024 - Shana Nys Dambrot, LA Weekly , Arts Editior, - Critic, Curator, Personality, Ask Me Anything February 2024 - Nathanial Ancheta, Co-Founder Art In Residence Thursday, March 21, 2024 - January Parkos Arnall, PhD - Director, Public Programs and Creative Practice at Lucas Museum: Building Bridges with Public Art Programming September 19, 2024: Nikolas Soren Goodich - How to Work in the Artworld: Art Handling, Art Preparator, Arts Services Companies, and more More Things Happening at MOAH:CEDAR Spotlight Cafe Live Figure Drawing Concert Series

PRIME Dani Dodge November 12, 2022 - January 22, 2023 1/3 PRIME is an exploration of place. An acknowledgment of the impact and power of location as an inspiration and means of transporting us beyond ourselves. Dani Dodge’s exhibition, PRIME , occupies each of MOAH: CEDAR’s three galleries. Works created by participants during Dodge’s 2019 residency at the Preserve are displayed in the lobby. In the North Gallery, Dodge constructs an interactive environment inspired by the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve and its sunrises. Imagery from her expeditions to the Preserve are created with gold leaf and pastels on layers of translucent curtains. A 10-minute looping soundtrack of Dodge using her cello interspersed with the sound of animals at dawn accompanies the visual work to produce a dream-like environment. A metal mattrFess spring hangs in the center of the gallery as an artifact of a Mojave desert dig reminiscent of the one she saw in the Preserve. The twisted mattress spring is emblematic of how human intrusion simultaneously modifies and is absorbed into the landscape. Visitors are invited to consider what locations bring them peace, and to write those on slips of paper that they pin to the installation as they walk through. In the South Gallery, Dodge shows three separate collections of work, and a second recovered metal mattress spring that was reshaped by nature after being discarded by humans into the desert. The collections include a video installation inspired by the images of animals at the Preserve captured on motion-sensor video cameras, a collection of paintings in gold leaf exploring her love of Joshua trees, and a collection of miniatures depicting Joshua tree sprouts that spell out nature’s cry for help in Morse Code. Dani Dodge spent 2019 focused on the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve in Lancaster, California as an artist-in-residence. During her bi-weekly visits, she traversed the trails, connecting with the desert landscape and its residents. Unsure of how her presence might affect the wildlife, she installed motion-detecting video cameras to unobtrusively monitor the area when humans were not present. To serve as a counterbalance to her personal experience, she led monthly art activations at the Preserve that allowed participants to share their perspectives of the area through art. Although the residency concluded in December 2019, Dodge returned regularly to the Preserve to record the sounds and sights, and watch each New Year’s sun rise over the Joshua trees. Back to All Exhibitions

Nay & Julie Schuder The World According to Sim February 5, 2015 Best friends and partners for over two decades, Nay and Julie share an unusual bond. Their unspoken understanding of one another, coupled with their ever increasing desire to challenge the limits of clay create the ideal scenario for collaboration in sculpture. Benefiting by their merged strengths, their concepts evolve into surreal creations revealing a light-hearted, innocent charm and organic nature with a spontaneous quality all their own. The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim The World According to Sim

Snezana Saraswati Petrovic Collateral Damage July 6, 2019 - August 18, 2019 Collateral Damage “collateral damage n. : injury inflicted on something other than an intended target; specif : civilian casualties of a military operation” -Merriam-Webster Dictionary "Collateral Damage is an immersive installation that speaks of the damage and harm in nature that we, humans, are causing unintentionally. As the gardeners of our environment and lives, we need to become aware of our destiny, while sharing the responsibility and love for nature and all life as an indivisible global network that needs sunlight, air and water to continue its survival. The impermanence of our own existence is immersed and inseparable from this blue island, in the black lonely universe. The immersive and interactive aspects of the installations intend to bring an awareness to the warning signs of unintended destruction of the ocean, coral reefs and water resources via playful interactions with different kinds of beauty, set up in a possible post-apocalyptic plastic-fantastic-future." -Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic “Collateral Damage” by Snezana Saraswati Petrovic

Continuum Monica Wyatt January 20, 2018 - March 3, 2018 “Continuum” by Monica Wyatt “Continuum” by Monica Wyatt “Continuum” by Monica Wyatt “Continuum” by Monica Wyatt 1/5 Monica Wyatt is an artistic alchemist, transforming collected materials into precious objects. She fuses the history of the materials together to create new beginnings, representing the cyclic nature of all things. By reimagining objects and their composition, Wyatt is able to more uniquely speak about her inspirations, interventions and intentions. The objects she creates make space for the viewer to enter, navigate, commune, and reflect. The works on display are transformations of man-made objects into forms that signify qualities of nature. Wyatt challenges her audience to consider the aesthetic traits of each object rather than judge them by their intended use. In her assemblage, electric capacitors resemble plant life and zip ties mimic deep sea creatures. She dissembles pianos, organs, cables, sieves, and other utilitarian items from a past when people valued human production and craftsmanship. Continuum is Wyatt’s first installation in her ongoing collaboration with curator Jill Moniz. Back to All Exhibitions

CEDARFEST 2020 Antelope Valley Union High School District April 3, 2020 - May 3, 2020 "Seeing Red" by Arely Mejia from Highland HS - Cedarfest 2020 "Parallel Dimensions" by Bryan Millan from Highland HS - Cedarfest 2020 "MLK" by Vianney Sanchez from Lancaster HS - Cedarfest 2020 "Seeing Red" by Arely Mejia from Highland HS - Cedarfest 2020 1/111 Participating Schools include Highland HS, Lancaster HS, Knight HS, and Quartz Hill HS Back to All Exhibitions

Illumination Devices Spenser Little July 18, 2020 - September 20, 2020 “Illumination Devices” by Spenser Little “Illumination Devices” by Spenser Little “Illumination Devices” by Spenser Little “Illumination Devices” by Spenser Little 1/8 360 virtual tour by Birdman Presented in collaboration with Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles Spenser Little is a self-taught artist who has been bending wire and carving wood for almost 20 years, allowing his creativity to morph into images that range from simple wordplay to complex portraits. He has related his wire work to a mixture of playing chess and illustration, as the problem-solving component of the work is what continues to inspire himself to create larger and more complex pieces. Some works contain moving components and multiple wires, but mostly the pieces are formed from one continuous piece of wire that is bent and molded to Little’s will. He has left the wire sculptures all over the world, in locations that range from the Eiffel Tower to the bottom of caves, their location selected with little discernment, only for the piece to be finally realized at the moment that someone discovers the surprise piece of art. Little has taken part in numerous POW! WOW! mural festivals in the past few years, which has exposed his work to an entire new audience via their network of art sites/blogs and having his work shared all over the world including the likes of the Antelope Valley (Lancaster, California); Long Beach, California; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Honolulu, Hawaii; Israel; and San Jose, California. Regarding his new body of work, Spenser shares “To me, all art is a form of illumination devices. For this exhibition I have built a new series of mixed-media kinetic lamps. The lamps serve as bright facades for inner, hidden chambers. Looking through their constantly closing and opening doors, viewers are offered a peak at what makes them tick. Like the different layers we develop throughout our lives, we only allow certain people to see our most inner workings, while the majority are only able to see our polished exteriors. The lamp building process begins with the wood carving of the central character's head. I then weld a round bar frame for the outline of the body. I don’t put much forethought into where the design will go, aesthetic or engineering wise, which allows me to adapt any spontaneous idea during the build. Once I have the legs and body welded out and sized to the wooden head, I begin to problem shoot the kinetic portion of the build. Which is the unnatural part for my purely sculptor’s brain. Once all of the kinetic components are complete, I clean and bake the paper skin on the lamp, allowing them to come to life.” www.thinkspaceprojects.com Back to All Exhibitions

Various Artists Hispanic Heritage Exhibition September 4, 2014 MOAH:CEDAR’s Hispanic Heritage Exhibition featured artists Sergio Hernandez, Sergio Vasquez, Edwin Vasquez and Soledad Saucedo-Butzke in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Exhibition

Antelope Valley Union High School District 38th Annual High School Student Art Exhibition March 30 - April 30, 2023 The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) and MOAH:CEDAR are excited to announce the Museum’s 38th Annual High School Student Art Exhibition! Hosted by MOAH:CEDAR, an institution that has a long standing history of being recognized as the community hub of art and culture. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable opportunity for students and community members alike. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, March 30 from 5-7 PM with an awards ceremony at 6 PM. The exhibition will remain on view through April 30, 2023. The gallery will be open to the public during MOAH:CEDAR’s hours of operation. Media categories featured in the exhibition include: painting, drawing, ceramics, digital and film photography, 2D and 3D and mixed media.

Solstice Various Artists May 30 - June 28, 2015 Solstice Solstice 1/1 Marthe Aponte, Christine Kline, Antoinette De Paiva and Terry Cervantes led an intimate and explorational tour about their artistic processes. Back to All Exhibitions